American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 154.e1-154.e8 , February 2009

Delayed-interval delivery in twin and triplet pregnancies: 17 years of experience in 1 perinatal center

  • Birgit Arabin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Birgit Arabin, MD, PhD, Institute for Research and Development, University of Witten-Herdecke, A. Herrhausen Str. 44, 58455 Witten, Germany
    • ,
  • Jim van Eyck, MD, PhD

Received 20 March 2008 ,Revised 2 June 2008 ,Accepted 20 August 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Arabin B, van Eyck J. Delayed-interval delivery in twin and triplet pregnancies: 17 years of experience in 1 perinatal center. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:154.e1-154.e8.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00982-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.046

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 154.e1-154.e8 , February 2009

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